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A handcart and flour sack used at the former Pillsbury plant are now part of a display at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum.
History
4 months ago
Former Pillsbury plant part of new exhibit at ALPLM

The plant opened in 1930 and closed in 2001.

IL State News
4 months ago
Hottest Marches in Illinois since 1895

Stacker compiled a ranking of the hottest Marches in Illinois since 1895 using data from the National Centers for Environmental Information

This "strawberry dress," worn by Mary Lincoln, is now on display at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum.
History
4 months ago
ALPLM displays rare Mary Lincoln dress

First time displayed in public in 15 years.

Local
4 months ago
Report on reparations

The chair of a state commission points out Sonya Massey is a descendant of a 1908 Race Riot victim.

The casket of the Rev. Jesse Jackson is carried to the South Carolina Statehouse, where he will lie in state, Monday, March 2, 2026, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Matt Kelley, Pool)
National
4 months ago
Rev. Jesse Jackson returns home to South Carolina to lie in state

The final full honors from the state where he was born is a far cry from his childhood in segregated Greenville, where in 1960 he couldn’t go inside the local library’s much better funded whites-only branch to check out a book he needed.

Movie poster for "Unsinkable Freedom"
Local
4 months ago
Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum is showing a new film

A film about an escaped slave who made a very big name for himself, titled ‘Unsinkable Freedom”, is now playing at the ALPLM

Jesse Jackson, Jr. stands near a picture of his father, the late Rev. Jesse Jackson, during a news conference outside the family home in Chicago, Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)
IL State News
4 months ago
Memorial services for Jesse Jackson begin at Chicago headquarters of his civil rights organization

“The outpouring of love and support received from around the globe has been abundant and deeply felt,” Jackson’s family members said in a recent statement.

Route 66 near Illinois Capitol
Local
4 months ago
‘Cobranded’ events part of Route 66 centennial celebration in Springfield. Here’s what’s planned

Here’s an updated list of events surrounding the centennial of the “Mother Road” in Springfield!

Black history children's books
Local
4 months ago
Families celebrate 5th annual Black Children’s Book Week in Springfield

The best part — children and adults got to leave with free books.

Lincoln Library - Springfield's Public Library
Local
4 months ago
More Black History Month activities at Lincoln Library

February is Black History Month.

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